Madi Ceesay

Madi Ceesay
NationalityGambian
Occupationjournalist
Organization(s)The Independent (2006)
Daily News
Known for2006 imprisonment
AwardsCPJ International Press Freedom Award (2006)

Madi Ceesay is a Gambian journalist. He served as president of the Gambia Press Union, and was imprisoned and harassed for his journalistic work. According to the US-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), Ceesay's work has provided critical support for freedom of the press in Gambia, where journalists were frequently imprisoned and attacked.